PTC Welcomes Students for Annual Job Shadowing
What do you want to be when you grow up?
That is a question often asked of students. For the month of February, middle and high school students will have the opportunity to explore their options.…
Annual BBQ Thanks Legislators, Other Supporters for Great Year
Piedmont Technical College and the Piedmont Technical College Foundation recently hosted their annual legislative barbecue at Bermuda’s at The Links at Stoney Point. The event helps raise awareness…
Piedmont Tech Awards Highest Honor at Recent Commencement
Piedmont Technical College (PTC) President Dr. Ray Brooks honored five college associates and community leaders with the Presidential Medallion, the college’s most prestigious award, at PTC’s recent…
Scholarships Make Education a Reality for PTC Students
The Piedmont Technical College Foundation recently awarded more than $136,000 in scholarships to 173 students at the college's annual scholarship luncheon.
The PTC Foundation supports the college's…
The Charlie Foundation Donates Medical Manikins to PTC Foundation
Baby boomers and science fiction fans may remember The Six Million Dollar Man TV series from back in the ‘70s. The worldwide hit followed the exploits of a “rebuilt” former astronaut working as a…
Horticulture Students Compete in National Landscape Competition
Almost as soon as we spring forward one hour, the extra daylight draws casual gardeners outside to begin prepping their yards for the season. A team of four Piedmont Technical College horticulture…
Piedmont Tech Students Honored for Excellence in 2021
Piedmont Technical College (PTC) recently honored the achievements of more than 50 conscientious student leaders at its 45th Annual Student Awards and Recognition Program.
PTC President Dr. Hope E…
Italian Students Visit PTC for Month of Training
A quiet, word-of-mouth recommendation of Piedmont Technical College’s Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CAM) in Laurens has brought 12 students who are completing their training at Azienda…
PTC-SC State Bridge Graduate Lauds Progressive Leadership at MEC in Greenwood
As he paddled a turbulent section of the Chattooga River between South Carolina and Georgia, Orlando Carrillo couldn’t help but take an engineer’s interest in the various rock formations and the…
REACH: A New Two Night, Two Year Degree Program in Laurens and Greenwood Counties
Piedmont Technical College has launched a new program called REACH, which is designed to help working adults fit a college education into their busy lives. The College is accepting applications for…
Murray Brings Excitement, World-class Business Instruction to PTC
Suzy Murray loves to borrow a quote from Mark Twain.
“I was born excited,” she said. “That is my teaching manner. I bring a lot of passion to my classroom.”
If you watch Murray with her students, it’…
BCT Is Building the Future
It’s not everyday that you get dirty when attending classes at Piedmont Technical College. Unless you are enrolled in the Building Construction Technology program.
Students in the BCT program are not…
PTC Machine Tool Students Benefit from Back-to-Back Gene Haas Foundation Grants
While South Carolina residents are taking advantage of Piedmont Technical College’s No-Cost Option scholarship assistance (which has been extended through the Summer 2023 term), non-qualifying out-of…
Interest in Real Estate Profession Growing at PTC
Those pondering a change in career during this time of isolation might want to consider a field that has been relatively unaffected by the pandemic. One of those is real estate. And the Continuing…
Decades of Experience Make Virtual Transition Seamless
As this global pandemic continues to change the way we live, work and teach, Piedmont Technical College (PTC) is well-prepared to deliver online courses until it is safe to return to in-person…
PTC Graduate Exemplifies the ‘Human’ in Human Services
Shandra Aiken Martin was the kind of school bus driver most parents would want their children to ride with. If they sneezed, she said “bless you” and offered a tissue. If they hung their head, she…
Technical College Offers Wide Range of Promising Career Path Options
The evidence is indisputable. Individuals who have completed at least some college fare better in terms of employment and earnings than those with only a high school diploma.
The College Board, a…
Piedmont Tech Grad Thrives in Apprenticeship
Kenny Price had his foot in the door with Burnstein von Seelen even before he completed his machine tool technology degree at Piedmont Technical College.
The Abbeville company took Price on as an…
Piedmont Technical College to Renovate and Expand Nursing and Health Sciences Facilities
Piedmont Technical College (PTC) has received a total of $6.8 million in state funding to renovate and expand its health care education facilities on the Lex Walters Campus-Greenwood. As the leading…
CAREplan First Year Cohort Showing Impressive Numbers
Deciding among career options in the health care field can feel similar to trying to decide among myriad cold medicine options in the average drug store aisle. How do you choose? What’s right for you…